History of St Richard's
Fr Chris became Vicar of St Richard’s Parish Church in May 2017.
He trained for the priesthood at St Stephen's House, Oxford and was ordained to the priesthood in July 2015. He was curate of St Margaret's Church, Swinton, South Yorkshire.
Fr Chris has spent most of his secular career in marketing and communications, which included senior management positions in a number of high technology companies and running his own consultancy business in Berkshire; he was born and grew up in the Portsmouth area.
Fr Chris and his wife Carolyn, have a teenage son, Sam and a Great Dane, called Pearl.
He trained for the priesthood at St Stephen's House, Oxford and was ordained to the priesthood in July 2015. He was curate of St Margaret's Church, Swinton, South Yorkshire.
Fr Chris has spent most of his secular career in marketing and communications, which included senior management positions in a number of high technology companies and running his own consultancy business in Berkshire; he was born and grew up in the Portsmouth area.
Fr Chris and his wife Carolyn, have a teenage son, Sam and a Great Dane, called Pearl.
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Canon Clay Knowles SSC
Fr Clay trained at Rippon College, Cuddesdon. During his ministry Fr Clay was the Vicar of St Paul's Cathedral on the Island of St Helena for three years before coming back to the UK to be Team Vicar at the Good Shepherd. He then became the Adult Education Advisor for the Diocese of Chichester. He was also Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Burgess Hill.
Fr Clay is married to Jackie; they have two grown up children and several grand children.
Fr Clay is married to Jackie; they have two grown up children and several grand children.
